BAW to put Saab 9-5 into production in China

Beijing Auto Works | Ash | October 26, 2009 at 10:17 pm

According to media reports, BAIC the company which bought SAAB with the Swedish car maker Koenigsegg are planning to take the last generation Saab 9-5 and produce it here in China once the latest one has been launched in Europe around April next year.

Information on the production of the last generation Saab 9-5 is currently thin on the ground, but should it go ahead the 9-5 could be under BAIC’s own Beijing Auto Works brand, or it could be the start of a major expansion of Saab China.

We will keep you updated.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.